Recently, 93 year old Former US President Ford underwent angioplasty with stenting to two of his coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart. Most of the media carried reported that Ford had a surgery. Can one really call angioplasty as surgery?
People with significant blocks in coronary atreries generally need one of two treatments - bypass surgery or angiplasty. Bypass surgery is a surgical procedure that involves oening up the chest.
As your teen becomes more independent and increasingly ventures out into the big, wide world, what’s the best way to make sure he or she stays safe? There’s one simple but invaluable step parents can take – talk regularly with your teen. Research shows that teens who talk to their parents about difficult issues such as alcohol, drugs and other risks, make safer choices. Although talking about sensitive topics with your teen is easier if you started these types of conversations when your child was young, it’s never too late to begin the dialog.
Welcome to the new Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) blog. We hope this new space creates a forum to share health information with the community in new and interesting ways. Our physicians and staff look forward to providing perspective, health tips and sharing with you. Please check back often because we will regularly post articles on a variety of health topics – designed to keep you and your family informed, educated and ready to be active partners in your health and health care team!
Being a ‘physician’ has historically been thought of by most people as a ‘prestigious, time honored’ profession. Most physicians have thought of their profession in that same light. After all, shouldn’t working with what most people perceive as their most important asset, ‘their health’, and having to have studied, competed, and worked as hard as we had to in order to become a member of the medical profession grant one no less of a distinction? The criteria by which our profession’s viewed distinction was formulated may well have never been the most appropriate, or the
No matter what health organization's poll statistics one refers to, one thing is clear. A significant percentage of our nation's, and for that matter our world's, population believe they are living with 'extreme stress'.
Stress is a term having connotations both in the world of psychology and biology. In general it refers to the consequence(s) of the failure of a human or animal to respond adequately to mental, emotional or physical demands, whether actual or imagined.
No matter what health organization's poll statistics one refers to, one thing is clear. A significant percentage of our nation's, and for that matter our world's, population believe they are living with 'extreme stress'.
Stress is a term having connotations both in the world of psychology and biology. In general it refers to the consequence(s) of the failure of a human or animal to respond adequately to mental, emotional or physical demands, whether actual or imagined.
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Dr. Richard Merkin, President & CEO Heritage Provider Network Creates Jobs, Offers Expanded Healthcare and Emergency Services to benefit Burbank Community
Marina del Rey-California- Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO, Heritage Provider Network, has initiated a proactive patient care program at Lakeside Community Healthcare by extending hours at their Burbank Urgent Care facility, creating new jobs for doctors, nurses, LVNs and intake workers. Lakeside Community Healthcare is part of the HPN family of medical groups.
As an occupational medicine physician I am frequently asked by the employer of the injured worker, “can this be a first aid case?” This question is asked because employers want to control as much of their minor medical expenses as possible by paying for these claims in order to reduce their loss experience modification. Historically this would have prevented a rise in insurance premium rates. However, the experience rating formula calculation has been changed and frequency of claims may now have a diminished effect on premiums within certain insurance companies.
As an occupational medicine physician I am frequently asked by the employer of the injured worker, “can this be a first aid case?” This question is asked because employers want to control as much of their minor medical expenses as possible by paying for these claims in order to reduce their loss experience modification. Historically this would have prevented a rise in insurance premium rates. However, the experience rating formula calculation has been changed and frequency of claims may now have a diminished effect on premiums within certain insurance companies.
